Airways Chair Judy Kirk announces resignation of CEO Ed Sims

Airways New Zealand Chair
Judy Kirk has today confirmed the resignation of Chief
Executive Ed Sims after six years leading the state-owned
enterprise.

Ed Sims has accepted a position with
an international organisation and will be leaving Airways on
Friday 26 May 2017.

Judy says Ed has played a critical
leading role in developing and implementing a transformation
strategy that ensured Airways would be safe, successful and
sustainable for the future.

“Ed joined Airways in 2011
to realise the organisation’s vision of being a key player
in the provision of global air navigation products and
services,” says Judy Kirk.

In his time as Chief
Executive, Ed has raised the profile of Airways
internationally through his role as Chair of Civil Air
Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO), reinvested in
essential infrastructure and new technologies and increased
profit from $4.9m to $23.1m.

However, at the forefront of
all of this was maintaining Airways’ outstanding safety
record which Ed Sims says has never been compromised,
ensuring that Airways continues to be recognised as one of
the safest air traffic controllers in the world.

“I am
proud of the people in Airways and of everything we have
achieved,” Ed Sims says. “It is now time for a new CEO
to bring their own vision and leadership style to one of the
best roles in New Zealand.”

“Through Ed’s strong
leadership the organisation is well positioned for the
future. On behalf of the Board I thank him for his energy,
and dedication,” says Judy Kirk.

Airways looks after air traffic throughout NZ; at control towers located at main trunk and regional airports; at NZ's military bases and in our two radar centres in Auckland and Christchurch. We work with government, regulatory authorities, airlines, airports and the general aviation community to ensure pilots, passengers and goods reach their destination - safely.

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